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N0UN

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3Y0J Bouvet
« on: January 07, 2023, 05:27:13 PM »

7 Days away from departure! I'm getting stoked! What have you done to ready your station?

From DXNews.com:

"The captain estimates the trip to Bouvet could take 11-14 days. If the team departs on January 14th, they will look to arrive sometime between January 25-28th. Probably they will spend a few days in total to go ashore and set up camp / operating area. Worst case scenario, they may have to wait one week before attempting to disembark. So, in theory, at the moment they hope to begin operations sometime between January 27th and February 4th.

LA7GIA/3Y0J."

3Y0J Website
Real Time Bouvet Winds & Temperatures
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KC0W

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Re: 3Y0J Bouvet
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2023, 06:09:14 PM »


 Two outta three ain't bad.

 


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KB2FCV

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Re: 3Y0J Bouvet
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2023, 06:57:32 PM »

Getting close! I have a couple of wire antennas I am working on in case I need a little more gain over the dipole I have - gotta build a balun this weekend and do some more testing. I'm guessing some big pileups to crack!
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Re: 3Y0J Bouvet
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2023, 07:32:31 PM »


 Two outta three ain't bad.

 


                            Tom KH0/KC0W
Just #2 to work, with a bit of luck, and that's 3/3.
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K7KB

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Re: 3Y0J Bouvet
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2023, 08:31:50 PM »

I know a lot of us are going to be stoked to get Bouvet in the log. The pileups will be fierce but I think I should be able to work them considering Crozet was a good test run. LP will be the way to go.

John K7KB
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VK3HJ

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Re: 3Y0J Bouvet
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2023, 08:37:55 PM »

I know a lot of us are going to be stoked to get Bouvet in the log. The pileups will be fierce but I think I should be able to work them considering Crozet was a good test run. LP will be the way to go.

John K7KB
My station is ready. Crozet was a good test run.
Looking forward to Bouvet. At least the continent of Africa isn't in my way, like it is for Congo! The only obstacle will be the southern Auroral zone. Sure hope this team actually makes it!
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N1UR

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Re: 3Y0J Bouvet
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2023, 04:37:07 AM »

Which is it?  The pileups are going to be fierce?  Or, it will be easy to work on CW and especially SSB because hardly anyone uses those caveman modes any more.....

Lets all get our story straight.

Ed  N1UR
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KC0W

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Re: 3Y0J Bouvet
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2023, 04:49:46 AM »

 Those will all be easy. The tough ones will be 80 meters EME and 2 meters SSTV.

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K1VSK

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Re: 3Y0J Bouvet
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2023, 06:58:56 AM »

Which is it?  The pileups are going to be fierce?  Or, it will be easy to work on CW and especially SSB because hardly anyone uses those caveman modes any more.....

Lets all get our story straight.

Ed  N1UR

The good ops will find it easy. The not so good ones,  not so easy. Any other questions?
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KB8GAE

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Re: 3Y0J Bouvet
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2023, 08:04:21 AM »

Here are short-path bearings over Bouvet's topography from Cape Fie to various NA locations:



I will be interested in seeing how the topography affects propagation.

73 Rich KB8GAE
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N0UN

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Re: 3Y0J Bouvet
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2023, 08:19:25 AM »

Here are short-path bearings over Bouvet's topography from Cape Fie to various NA locations:



I will be interested in seeing how the topography affects propagation.

73 Rich KB8GAE

Agreed. I'll be looking Longpath (over Asia) first.  Just like Kerguelen a few years ago...

Kerguelen Over The Longpath

Great map by AE5X!

N0UN

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K7KB

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Re: 3Y0J Bouvet
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2023, 10:41:17 AM »

Which is it?  The pileups are going to be fierce?  Or, it will be easy to work on CW and especially SSB because hardly anyone uses those caveman modes any more.....

Lets all get our story straight.

Ed  N1UR


Was I speaking to you? No, I dont think so. Why do you take anything anyone says and make a derogatory statement about it? I was just making a general statement about the pileups, not trying to make it into another FT8 vs. CW/SSB debate.
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KB2FCV

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Re: 3Y0J Bouvet
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2023, 11:51:21 AM »

Here are short-path bearings over Bouvet's topography from Cape Fie to various NA locations:



Looks like W1, W2 should be interesting... right over the peak  ::)

I will be interested in seeing how the topography affects propagation.

73 Rich KB8GAE
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N5PG

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Re: 3Y0J Bouvet
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2023, 11:07:37 PM »

The level of difficulty will also be affected by how complete their planned set up ends up being as their plan is to my mind very optimistic.

Anyway, as Wayne says, excitement is building as they are on the way to London right now to rendezvous then fly to the Falklands for their sailing this Saturday.

Hope they brought their meclizine !

 https://www.dx-world.net/3y0j-bouvet-2023/
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Re: 3Y0J Bouvet
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2023, 08:36:57 AM »

All the best to this team.

Everything visible online and elsewhere indicate a team that has dug deep into the details. Hope they're blessed with safe travels.
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